Arthur Wilson (Western Australian politician)
Arthur Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Collie | |
| In office 11 September 1908 – 17 February 1947 | |
| Preceded by | John Ewing |
| Succeeded by | Harry May |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arthur Alan Wilson 3 April 1864 Dalry, North Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Died | 19 August 1948 (aged 84) Inglewood, Western Australia |
| Resting place | Karrakatta Cemetery |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labor Party |
| Occupation | Coal miner |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Branch/service | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1917–1919 |
Arthur Alan Wilson OBE was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Collie in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1908 to 1947.[1][2]
He was also a writer and editor.[3][4][5]
References
- ^ "Former Members". Parliament of Western Australia. 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ "MR. A. WILSON DEAD". The West Australian. Vol. 64, no. 19, 375. Western Australia. 20 August 1948. p. 4 (Air Edition). Retrieved 15 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "LAYS AND TALES OF THE MINES". The Daily News. Vol. XXXV, no. 13, 045. Western Australia. 2 December 1916. p. 10 (THIRD EDITION). Retrieved 20 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia. noting that Trove entry for this item has a different birth date
- ^ Wilson, Arthur; Wilson, Dalry. [Poems. Selections] (1929), Cantatas, poems and songs, A. Guthrie, retrieved 20 January 2018
- ^ Wilson, Arthur (1944), Mining lays, tales and folk-lore : being an amended and extended narrative resume of humorous and pathetic deeds of heroism, etc., in the folk-lore and annals of mining at home and abroad ([Rev. & enl. ed.] ed.), Patersons Printing Press, retrieved 20 January 2018